Li Jinzhe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1989 |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 China
|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 8.47 m |
Li Jinzhe (simplified Chinese: 李金哲; born 1 September 1989) is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. His personal best is 8.47 metres, set in 2014. This gives him the Chinese record long jump.
He was the 2009 Asian Champion in the event and represented China at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He became regional champion for a second time at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and made his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics later that year.
Born in Beijing, Li began competing in 2007 and was runner-up behind Su Xiongfeng at that year's Chinese City Games – the country's foremost junior competition. He gained his first international medal (a bronze) at the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships. He cleared eight metres for the first time at the 2009 Chinese Championships in May, where his jump of 8.08 m brought him his first national title.
Li was selected to represent China in the long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and narrowly missed out on qualification into the final. At the 11th Chinese National Games in October he set a personal best of 8.18 m and came second behind Zhang Xiaoyi. He remained in good form, jumping 8.16 m the following month to win at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships. He continued competing into mid-December and built upon his Asian title with a gold medal at the 2009 East Asian Games.
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